2008 Picture of the Year

co-sponsored by National Press Photographers Association

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News Picture

First Place
Cameron Birdsall, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.

Second Place
Kelsey Hayashi, Amos Alonzo Stagg HS, Stockton, Calif.

Third Place
Mary Brunson, Rock Canyon HS, Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Honorable Mention
Weston Reynolds, Harrisonburg HS, Harrisonburg, Va.

Honorable Mention
Meagan Pierce, Pine Tree HS, Longview, Texas

Honorable Mention
Kathleen Fricke, Bryant HS, Bryant, Ark.

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Feature Picture

First Place
Maztle Eli Perez, Montrose HS, Montrose, Colo.

Second Place
Yasmeen Smalley, Bellaire HS, Bellaire, Texas

Third Place
Jon Hernandez, Cypress Falls HS, Houston, Texas

Honorable Mention
Kevin Guizado, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.

Honorable Mention
Marian Nguyen, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.

Honorable Mention
Jaime Henry-White, St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, Mo.

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Sports Action

First Place
Natalie Miller, Thomas Downey HS, Modesto, Calif.

Second Place
Amy Gleaves, Francis Howell North HS, St. Charles, Mo.

Third Place
Rhianna Lee, Oxnard HS, Oxnard, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Hillary Kunz, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas

Honorable Mention
Michael Dixon, Thousand Oaks HS, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Chao (Jerry) Wang, Lawrence HS, Lawrence, Kan.

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Sports Reaction

First Place
Hillary Kunz, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas

Second Place
Tyler Zoeller, Shawnee Mission North HS, Overland Park, Kan.

Third Place
Chelsey Brummett, Bryant HS, Bryant, Ark.

Honorable Mention
Emily Schrieber, Duncanville HS, Duncanville, Texas

Honorable Mention
Leah Kron, Johnston HS, Johnston, Iowa

Honorable Mention
Katie Sauer, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis, Minn.

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Environmental Portrait

First Place
Aleesha Alston, Puyallup HS, Puyallup, Wash.

Second Place
Hannah Brewer, Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.

Third Place
Annabel Naish, Thousand Oaks HS, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Allison Harp, Midlothian HS, Midlothian, Texas

Honorable Mention
Robert Boag, Lafayette HS, Williamsburg, Va.

Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Robins, Bloomington HS North, Bloomington, Ind.

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Junior High/Middle School

First Place
Jackie Compton, Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Fla.

Second Place
Audrey Asfoor, Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Fla.

Third Place
Griffy Simon, Harvard-Westlake School, North Hollywood, Calif.

Honorable Mention
Conner Blake, Hasbrouck Heights HS, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.

Honorable Mention
Jacob Meariman, St. Christopher Elementary School, Metairie, La.

Honorable Mention
Katelyn Strabala, Sierra Middle School, Parker, Colo.